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Research Shows Instagram ‘Pushes Weight-Loss Messages To Teenagers’

According to new research, Instagram’s algorithms are pushing teenage girls who even briefly enga...

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08.01 21 Jul 2021


Research Shows Instagram ‘Pushes Weight-Loss Messages To Teenagers’


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08.01 21 Jul 2021


According to new research, Instagram’s algorithms are pushing teenage girls who even briefly engage with fitness-related images towards a flood of weight-loss content. For more on this research and its finding we spoke to Alex Cooney Cyber Safe Kids CEO and Co-Founder.

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